MrBlueJacket

Added:

Jond - Bowdoin diorama

Is that another Monitor hull I see in the background?

Got the caprails in, and added some detailing to the transmission housing. It is actually a pill bottle.

Watch out for the gaps between the two layers of tape - that was a problem I didn't anticipate...........

Hi Jon,

Another possibility for your water is to just use a flat sheet of poly or ply, then treat the surface with spackle and paint. Look into BlueJacket Newsletter Archives for May 2014 for the technique.

Nic

And finally this model is completed. The build is straightforward, I think the most difficult areas are the transom and bulwarks, but they were done early on.

Speaking of sails, here's 3 of the 4 sails added. One sail, and some jib tie-downs and she's done. notice the finished display base instead of the work board.  I had to do it twice, because the first time I had bow/stern in the wrong direction!

List of build threads in progress. If you have one I missed, please let me know

K Hauptfuehrer - Constitution

JFinan - Constitution

Rtibbs - Kearsarge

CPS_Skybolt - Kearsarge

Sjanicki - Virginia - DONE

ahb26 - Bowdsoin

rcboatbill - Muscungus

gsdpic - America

RStrick - Smuggler

Pete Jaquith - Seguin

Schooner - Jeremiah O'Brien (modified)

andygp5 - Sam Roberts (modified)

BlackGSD - Yankee Hero

I am encouraging everyone to do a build thread of their BlueJacket projects on www.modelshipworld.com .

So, to "put my money where my mouth is," here's a deal for you:

If you do a build thread of any current BlueJacket kit, when you are finished, I will give you a 10% discount on the next BlueJacket kit you get from us. This offer will be good through at least the end of 2020 and maybe I'll extend it even further.
Yes, this offer applies to the several build threads already in progress.

WHile the mahogany caprail is drying, I decided it is time to put the model on its mounting base. Here's bow and stern views:

And while those are drying, I put in some windows and trimmed them out with more mahogany.

To finish the cap-rail, some 3/32 x 3/16 mahogany needs to be pre-bent. I soaked them in water overnight, then made a bending fence out of 1/8 square basswood. Looking at the first batch, they sprung back, so this will be a multi-bending process.

Rear bulwarks added and painted, and also the aft section of the caprail and a 1/8" half-round rub-rail as well.

On 10/15/2018 at 9:44 AM, Kevin Kenny said:

Having trouble figering out what these set of blocks are for. If anyone can figuer it out let me know.

I know our kit does not show this. In general, sheaves were put in topmasts so a line could run from the mastcap thru the sheave and back up to a block on the mastcap. This line would let you lift the topmast so you could take out the fid and hence lower the topmast.

If I didn't have to add sails to this, it would be finished!

So the main shrouds, springer stay and topmast stay are installed.

Played around with the pilot house sides. I like the result, don't you?

Of course, immediately followed by the fore stays.

Foremast has all the blocks etc attached, so it is time to attach the shrouds.

Moving to the stern, it is time to add the mahogany bench seats that ring the aft end. Next will be adding the bulwarks to them.

So with the pilot house sides filled and primed, I decided to add door outlines. Using .010" x .100" styrene, I think they look pretty good. I left space at the bottom for a 1/4" step

I'm going to put windows in, since it won't be burning the boiler. I decided on inner frames to make a lip for the acetate to sit up against. Here's a shot of the inside and outside.

And of course, more putty and filling.

And here it is with all the deck furniture and pieces attached. Next stop - Mastville!

Under hull paint as promised.........

And now the cockpit is all decked out. Was that a pun?